Land-torpedo



E. GRAHAM.

LAND TORPEDO. APPLICATION FILED NOV- IT, 1917.

1,350,220 Patented Aug. 17,1920.

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'i to'r'pedoror explosive she'llmounted thereon,

a propelling mechanismincluding a motor or 1 :"eng'inegand a reelupon' wh ch the electric 15 which said wires-are adaptedto be paid out r unreeled"automaticallyTas the torpedo :drilven under itsQ'wn power-toward the neiny. Q 15 a v j l With the above andjotherobjects in view, he inventioniconsists j in the a novel construcion,jcombination and arrangement of parts, ereinides'cribed,illustrated and: claimed. "In the;accompanyingldrawing Figure- 1 is aside elevationof qrpede shiowingithe mannerin 'which aunched' or started froma trench. 7

Eig.j2 is atop plan view ofzthesame. I Fig;'3isfabottom pl'an viewthereof.

the preferred embodiment of this inventi'ohQ T employ a truckifra'me l, front and and rear carrying 'wheelsgi and 5 respec v' ly-w i v a a a A tor edow or explosive shell 6 of any suitableior preferred description is mounted upon and secured to theftruckframe 1. The vwheels 5 constitutethe propelling Wheels of the torpedo, said jwheels being geared to and f driven bylan engine or-i rnotor'iof any suitablefqor-pre-ferred type mounted upon the flames .1 {Secured-Ito the bottom iof the framell are"hangers"8; and journale'd in said ahangers is .the{shaft-19 of a drum l0 having 315 wqundyther on electrical circuitwires 11,

.TLAND-TORVPEDO.

. Specif cation of Letters Patent.

'BefitlmoWn that LE WARDT GRA M, a j

rear axles,- 2 andp3, respectively, and front v aid being connectediby afsuitable ro- V PATENT nnwnnn GRAHAM; or sm aw, MICHIGAN o f Application filed Novem ber 17, 1917. SeriarNo. 202589.

tary brush or the equivalent and wires 12 'Patentedi'Aug l l f ,1192i);

to the torpedo fivsol that-the-latter may be fired at any moment when the torpedo has reached the'desired position inrelat'ion to the enemy. The extremities of the wires llmaybe fastened or anchored in anyvsuitable way so that/as the landtorp'edofproceeds toward its destination, the.current wires will automatically unwind from the drum 10. Then at the proper moment and by means of a'switch 13 connected to a suitable source of electrical energy '14 such as a battery, a spark may be delivered to the I torpedo 6 igniting and exploding the latter. I eurrentwires arefmounted and by means of V 'In or der'to enable the land torpedo to successfully negotiate rough groundand ascend an incline from a trench, the fram'e l is provided at the end thereof with a runner-like prow or fender 15 which is'rigidly attached to the truckframe' and curves upwardly as shown in Fig. l. This enables the torpedo to ride over the path of movement thereof! a l i @The wheeled truck rnayrbe' cheaply manuthe land factured and land torpedoes constructed as hereinabove, described and shown may be discharged separately or collectively at the proper'timeto do the greatest-damage. I claim prising a wheeled gtruck having propelling means and'having' artor edo supported-by and secured longitudina ly -thereon; of a fender comprising 1 a curved member having its lower endfsecured V centrally to the --front of the truck and disposed upwardly of the torpedo and' terrninatingin a line with the center and above the torpedo, and angle member, and the front of the truck. 3 z

In testimony whereofI aflixmy signature."

brace means between the side oflthe' fenderf In combination land torpedo, comny reasonable obstruction in so I 

